PENSACOLA BEACH, Florida -- Organizers of DeLuna Fest, the three-day music festival on Pensacola Beach, have announced that the festival will be taking a hiatus in 2013 but say the festival will return for 2014.

A press release sent this afternoon 1 p.m. said festival promoters "feel that moving the event to a different time of
year will help ensure the long-term success of DeLuna Fest. Supporters of the
festival are hard at work with planning and organizing the next event, and are
looking forward to making an announcement in the near future about DeLuna Fest
2014."

When reached by phone, festival organizer Scott Mitchell said that he's hopeful the festival will come back stronger after a year hiatus.

"We're excited about being able to come back in 2014 in a different time of year, in order to make DeLuna Fest a bigger and better festival," Mitchell said. "And not just that year but for years to come."

Last year's festival drew tens of thousands to see acts including Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, Florence and the Machine and more.

The cancellation means that Pensacola Beach will see significant cuts to its two biggest tourist draws of the year, as this year's Pensacola Beach Air Show will have to go on without the Blue Angels, which were grounded due to federal budget cuts.

*This story was updated at 2:35 p.m. to add comment from organizer Scott Mitchell.